488 U.S. 204 (1988) Cited 1,735 times 10 Legal Analyses
Holding that courts will not defer to an agency's litigating position where it contradicts the agency's prior “regulations, rulings, or administrative practice”
Holding that the plaintiffs’ actual intent was irrelevant to whether they satisfied a federal mining statute’s requirement to file a notice of intent to hold a mining claim by a certain date
456 U.S. 63 (1982) Cited 604 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that under an employer's bona fide seniority system, there can be no Title VII liability even if the current system perpetuates pre-Title VII lawful discrimination
Holding that "no deportation order may be entered unless it is found by clear, unequivocal, and convincing evidence that the facts alleged as grounds for deportation are true"
8 U.S.C. § 1101 Cited 16,712 times 91 Legal Analyses
Finding notice and comment rulemaking is required for the agency's interim rule recognizing fear of coercive family practices as basis for refugee status